Danish chart for the week ending 13th October, 2007. Motorstorm knocks out Halo 3

Motorstorm has moved up to no 3 on last week's Danish chart.This also gives the readers an idea about ps3 hardware sales in Denmark since it is bundled with ps3 alongside Resistance. Halo 3 and Forza 2 were also bundled with x360 premium to counter ps3 onslaught in EUROPE.
Resistance has also moved up 20 places to no 8. Unfortunately unlike UK PGR4 flopped in Denmark. "Fifa 08" topped the chart followed by "The Sims".

This is the chart for last week :-
1 1 FIFA 08 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS

2 2 THE SIMS 2: BON VOYAGE MAXIS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS

10 3 MOTORSTORM EVOLUTION STUDIOS SONY COMPUTER ENT. NORDISK FILM

3 4 HALO 3 BUNGIE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT

4 5 COUNTER-STRIKE: SOURCE VALVE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS

6 6 MEDAL OF HONOR: AIRBORNE EA LA EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS

12 7 RATATOUILLE ASOBO STUDIO THQ THQ

- 8 RESISTANCE: FALL OF MAN INSOMNIAC SONY COMPUTER ENT

7 9 MADDEN NFL 08 EA TIBURON EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS

8 10 WORLD IN CONFLICT MASSIVE ENTERTAINMENT SIERRA VIVENDI GAMES

[Lightning Mr Bubbles]

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[nasim]

UK is the only region in EU where ps3 trailed wii before the price cut.

I knew that ps3 would be in a killing spree with a price cut and the 40gig ps3.

Initial GFK reports indicate 400% boost in hardware sales for ps3 in EU with the margin exceeding 1000% in GERMANY and SPAIN

[goodganja]

Looks like Sony is steadily Xrossing out the competition in Europe. Other countries will soon follow. Along with what nasim said PS3 looks to have a 64% increase in sales with the price cut and with Play TV coming another 21% so look for PS3 to have 85% increase by the end of 2008.

P L A Y B 3 Y O N D

[forum_crawler]

But then again, when your sales numbers are small, any increase in sales will equate to big percentages.

I do hope the PS3 does better in the coming year, that may help decide the Blu-Ray vs HD-DVD race already.

[Anything but Cute]

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[ChibiSelz]

Owned lol halo had the spot for 1-2 weeks thats about it

[ARBitrator]

Halo has been out less than a month and has outsold any other title on the PS3 since launch. See how easy that is.

Edit: Another thing that skews this data is that Motostorm is being packaged with the PS3. Where would Motorstorm rank as a stand alone purchase. Also imagine the numbers halo would have racked up had it been bundled with all 360 skus.

Just a thought, so show how easy it is to tell a story if you align the data the right way.

[Expy]

Halo is also bundled in Europe what's your point? Also, install base skews numbers as well.

[fenderputty]

That's the point. This is a reflection of tha amount of new harware being sold due to the new price point. The motorstorm bundle and raise in software sales is indicitive of how the hardware is doing.

[ARBitrator]

3.2 You had a good point until you said install base skews the numbers, are you serious install base is what generates the numbers. No install base no sales or what's your point. In that particular case you have no point because your point is irrelavent. But my original arguement still holds true even if you remove the bundled halos.

3.3 I agree.

[andy001]

The install base does bear relevance to the numbers of games sold and how successful a game is.

For example, if you agree that the 360 has 12 million users and that Halo 3 sold 3.5 million then that is a 30% (approx) penetration. Then if you agree that the PS3 has say 6 million users and Resistance sold 2 million then that is a 33% penetration.

Which is the most successful game?

We can of course, find 'facts' and figures to pretty much prove whatever we want, but in the end, its all bollox

[ARBitrator]

Don't let the percentages fool you, same goes with console sale increases and decreases. The most sucessful game is the game that sold the most individual copies. Plain and simple. Regardless of what percentage of the install bases bought it. Although the two are somewhat proportionate to one another.

[andy001]

I would argue that the most successful game is the one which made the most profit. Unfortunately we will probably never know that answer. The marketing budget for Halo3 is huge, but I reckon they will make money from merchandising which will contribute to the bottom line. Resistance is a new franchise and doesn't have the momentum that Halo has, but will have lower development costs and 'incentives' from Sony. Halo's development budget would be far higher too, but again, the sales will offset that, and future downloadable content will add to profits (as there is no chance in hell it will be free)

But hey, if you think sales is the key figure, then thats fine with me. My definition is how much enjoyment I get out of the game, and Resistance is more successful so far, but maybe thats because it is a new story, as it is a run of the mill fps, allbeit very well done. I felt that Halo3 was all a bit of a rehash of Halo, the last mission is nearly a carbon copy of the original. There are many moments where I felt I had been there before.

[SIX]

I wouldn't have put money on that one. Good for Sony.

[PStriple703]

is true next gen!

[masterg]

LOL

[d3l33t]

its Denmark, the market is incomparable to most others...

[masterg]

Denmark is a perfect example of whats going on in Europe.
I should know. I live there.

[DJ]

Frickin' hilarious. Motorstorm's pretty fun.

[Ahmadinejad]

have to dig into the danish charts for good news, haha. i didint even know danes had a chart. US and UK, the rest are just small numbers

[XBOTSMUSTDIE]

sooner or later you will see the light

[ChibiSelz]

Have some respect for other countrys you iraqi desert rat

[Ahmadinejad]

Firstly, i am not a xbot, if u read my previous articles u will know taht i own both systems, secondly i am right if u think about it and it has nothing to do with respect, danish market is insignificant, thirdly for the moron that called me a iraqi rat, mate, ur not doing ur favourite console any good by pulling out stupid comment like this. if u had any brain or idea or outside world u would know who ahmadinejad is. fed up with these dumb ass 13 year olds. go learn some intelect and then come and give me some crap

[Vojkan]

This is Danmark fools. Country of 5.5 million people of population. Dont make such a big deal of it.

[Whoooop]

5.5 million is enough to surpass 360 sales... Something you will witness very soon. :)

Does history repeats itself?? or is it just me?

[kn]

contains a total of 10 copies of software sold and a handful of consoles. I wouldn't make too much of it.... take a peek at global trends instead, eh?

[SIX]

It's amusing that Halo while crowned King everywhere else is Motorstorms beeyotch in Denmark. Nothing against Halo. I just hate the over accessive adverts.

[Charlie2688]

Sony must be really happy with the acquisition of Evolution Studios, its one more for the army of First Party Studios ^^

[d3l33t]

ya man lets hope they do Twisted Metal on ps3 with similar physics and a dark art style!

[DeZimatoR]

In countries where ppl actually have an idea of what is good hardware and what is a good investement for the future, the PS3 is at the top of the charts ;)

Shame that not all countries can be like this...

Ah well, many will start doing the same, they just take a bit longer to do so :p

P.S. I'm not Danish, I just admire how evolved Nordic countries are.

[Jen5en]

To many people the Nordic countries sound like a fairytale-land for some reason. However, we're still a chunk of the big poo called Europe; the Danish hospitals are ranked 35th in the world. By comparison the US healthcare is ranked 37. 2,2 million of the 6 million citizens are on social welfare boosting tax rates to unbearable hights. Maybe we have free hospitals and schools, but so does the rest of Europe. Add to the list that our schools are among the worst in the OECD. Also, we have an almost catastrophic tension between the muslim communities and the rest of the nation. Remember the Muhammed-crisis? Oh yes, people would love to have a conflict like that again.

Trust me, if I could move... I would. Perhaps Japan or China. As a matter of fact... anywhere! I'm 100% Danish, no foreign ancestors of any kind... yet I sometimes can't wait to leave this place. We may look like a paradise to the outside world, but as soon as you dig a little deeper it's as rotten as anywhere else.

[masterg]

@Jen5en

2.2 Million are not on wellfare you idiot (5.4 Million people in Denmark BTW not 6 million).

Children and retired people doesn't mean wellfare.

The hospitals are ranked 35th because there are longer waiting lists for operations than is ideal. This problem is caused by the fact that there is close to no people unemployed in Denmark (Lowest in Europe). Which is why we are working hard on paying foreign doctors to come to Denmark. We even cut the taxes in half for foreign workers to first 3 years to lure them in.

All in all I don't get why you even brought this up, especially when you're talking out your ass.

[Jen5en]

Well MasterG, we could put it differently; a load of people are being paid by government. I agree that I phrased it incorrectly by saying that 2,2 million are on WELFARE. Problem is that we have an enormous public sector doing administrative tasks. Not police officers, firefighters, teachers and doctors, but administrators. It's easy to say that we have the lowest unemployment percentage when most jobs within the public sector are superflous and in great numbers. I mean, come on! There are job GUARANTEES, making sure that even if your job is basically useless you're still in the game. So far, it is correct that 2,2 million people are paid by the government. That's an undeniable fact, and that's what's making the gears crunch.

Now, before calling someone an idiot, would you kindly tell me why I'm talking out of my ass again? Otherwise leave this topic to die; I was merely emphazising that Nordic countries are not as "evolved" as many believe them to be, in response to the OP.

Have a nice day...

[masterg]

@Jen5en

I apologize for the idiot comment. It was uncalled for.

As for people working for the government.
If you take away teachers, doctors, daycare workers, firefighters, police, military, social workers and so on you are left with a small fraction of the numbers you write. No more than your average European country.
All of the above is needed for a society for function at it's best.

[Biphter]

Have been to Denmark before? You know how insignificant it is? Im a brit living in Denmark, and Gaming here is just as big as it is anywhere else. Do you think people here are all living on farms or something?

Ok so its not a high population, but every little helps. Sony is very powerful in this region, the word "Playstation" is as associated with gaming as DVD is to Film. I have seen MANY people buying Halo though and am suprised its not number 1 to be honest. Microsoft have made better inroads with the 360 here than they did with Xbox 1 but Sony is still very strong (The PS2 is still the top seller). Another big thing here is that folks aren't as whiny about the high price.

People here are quite wealthy as rate of pay is so high in this country. Lots of folks are diving into the HDTV arena too, nearly everyone I know owns one now, even my mother in law!

The point is that Denmark (And Scandinavia in general) shouldn't be scoffed at as its a very lucrative market and from what I see just as significant as anywhere else in the world so don't knock it! ;)

[masterg]

It's good to hear a Brit telling about Denmark and get every detail right.

[rune1979dk]

Sony has stated they expect to sell at least 50K PS3's in Denmark in November and December *LOL* I sure hope it! PS2 user base is app 500K.

And thanks, Biphter, for supporting our small country :D

[Vicophine]

loved the Nordic countries, them and the low countries do things right. Ses.

[darkside]

saw that coimg a mile away.

[XxZxX]

WOW what's going on with europe and PS3. HALO got no love.

[Chris_GTR1]

tstupid ass nasim changed it. he put crappy as motorstorm in 3rd. even though its in 10th

[XxZxX]

wow nasim can change chart-track, what's next, NPD?

[OOG FunK]

is it jus me or is there 2 game ahead of them you morons like honestly try to pin everything against a game like halo which multiplayer is still as good as it ever was and is selln tons of games in a short time lol...........I duno why people attack a game because its a big seller eventually it will fall of the top but big whoop its jus a game and there are gonna be another 20 this holiday that will rise and fall so who really cares?